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Matthew Farrell, MD, MFA

UCLA Radiation Oncology
Los Angeles, CA

Matthew J. Farrell studied film and creative writing at Stanford University and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Oregon. Realizing that much of his creative work explored illness and cancer, he began pursuing a career in medicine. He completed medical school at Oregon Health & Science University and his preliminary year in internal medicine at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He then moved to LA with his wife, a fellow physician, to join the UCLA Radiation Oncology Residency Program. His academic interests include patterns of care, healthcare disparities, health-related quality of life, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion), education, and narrative medicine. He teaches a narrative medicine elective to 4th-year medical students at UCLA.

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Presentations

Oct 01

A Dose of Poetry: A Poetry Workshop Hosted by the Red Journal

Early Career and Mentoring Lounge; North Lobby
09:00am - 11:00am PT